Box is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Box
No. of characters: 3
Origin: England
Meaning:

Variation of the Boxer. A pugilist.

Dweller near the box tree.

A place in county of Wilts, remarkable in modern times for its long railway tunnel.

Family name Box is the variation of Boxer. A pugilist.

How popular is Box?

Box is common in United States, England, Australia, India, Bangladesh, Spain, Canada, France, Netherlands, Morocco, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Philippines, Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Wales, Jamaica, Egypt, Pakistan.

Box is ranked 17870 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Boxs plummeted by 2.15 per cent to 10098 since 2000 and slipped by 348 spots and ranked at 3538. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.98 85.08
Black 10.98 9.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.25 1.95
Others 1.87 1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.32 1.23
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.6 0.5
Box is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Australia lie ahead in terms of density. Around 30925 people have been found who wears Box as their family name. Box is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Box:
3,447 United States13,150
Countries with thousands of Box:
1,794 England4,565
1,090 Australia3,652
21,230 India1,912
5,321 Bangladesh1,172
Countries with hundreds of Box:
4,480 Spain985
5,857 Canada764
14,460 France672
6,707 Netherlands426
19,480 Morocco307
6,567 Belgium286
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
2,862 New Zealand276
52,096 Philippines247
2,499 Guatemala243
9,717 Zimbabwe239
1,698 Wales197
1,479 Jamaica184
28,715 Egypt183
13,856 Pakistan159
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
42,852 South Africa100
4,742 Scotland94
5,627 Portugal85
1,608 Costa Rica53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,088 Germany50
3,628 Northern Ireland48
3,340 Panama48
1,817 China40
70,591 Argentina36
12,866 Chile35
162,221 Brazil31
88,569 Italy31
2,652 Nicaragua27
239,866 Indonesia26
10,313 Singapore26
32,003 Sweden22
14,725 Qatar19
70,664 Malaysia17
35,569 Mexico16
12,021 Ireland14
13,802 Taiwan11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
426,148 Thailand10
19,532 Malawi9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
2,767 Vietnam9
14,153 Solomon Islands8
4,985 Hong Kong7
68,299 Israel7
105,647 Czechia6
199,837 Iran6
156,558 Poland6
77,571 Switzerland6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman James Box from Great Britain aboard the Highland Mary from London during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in USA on May 21, 1850. George Box, are other Box that migrated to US.

From Germany

Michael Box was 51 years old when he migrated to USA on January 11, 1854. He lived in Bavaria where he worked as farmer and took Zurich from Havre. Farmer Adriana Box, Farmer Julia Box, Anna Box, aged 4, Anna-C. Box (42), 16 years old Joh.H. Box, Johanne Box, aged 9, Juergen Box, aged 7, Ad.Aug. Box, aged 24, and 13 other Box around 61.54% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Rotterdam, Bremen and Bremen & Southampton.

Box Namesakes

  • John Box, British film production designer and art director
  • Living in a Box, British band founded in 1985
  • Donald Box, Welsh stockbroker and Conservative politician
  • Ken Box, retired track and field sprinter,
  • John C. Box, U.S. Representative from Texas
  • George E. P. Box, scientist
  • Muriel Box, English screenwriter and director
  • Sydney Box, British film producer and screenwriter
  • Betty Box, prolific British film producer
  • Hang on the Box, punk band based in Beijing
  • Ab Box, Canadian professional football halfback
  • Anything Box, Electronic/Synthpop/New Wave musical group originally
  • Plus-Tech Squeeze Box, Japanese electronic music band
  • Mick Box, lead guitarist of British rock group Uriah Heep
  • Cloyce Box, American football player and businessman
  • Steve Box, English animator and director
  • Balkan Beat Box, Israeli musical group founded by Tamir Muskat
  • Fifi Box, Australian radio broadcaster, television presenter
  • Peter Box, Australian rules footballer
  • Charles Box, was elected mayor of Rockford, Illinois
  • Tripsichord Music Box, American psychedelic rock group of the 1960s

Box Namesakes

  • John Box, British film production designer and art director
  • Living in a Box, British band founded in 1985
  • Donald Box, Welsh stockbroker and Conservative politician
  • Ken Box, retired track and field sprinter,
  • John C. Box, U.S. Representative from Texas
  • George E. P. Box, scientist
  • Muriel Box, English screenwriter and director
  • Sydney Box, British film producer and screenwriter
  • Betty Box, prolific British film producer
  • Hang on the Box, punk band based in Beijing
  • Ab Box, Canadian professional football halfback
  • Anything Box, Electronic/Synthpop/New Wave musical group originally
  • Plus-Tech Squeeze Box, Japanese electronic music band
  • Mick Box, lead guitarist of British rock group Uriah Heep
  • Cloyce Box, American football player and businessman
  • Steve Box, English animator and director
  • Balkan Beat Box, Israeli musical group founded by Tamir Muskat
  • Fifi Box, Australian radio broadcaster, television presenter
  • Peter Box, Australian rules footballer
  • Charles Box, was elected mayor of Rockford, Illinois
  • Tripsichord Music Box, American psychedelic rock group of the 1960s

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